8 February 2006 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)] [Notices] [Page 6524-6526] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08fe06-147] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC FR 06-03] Notice of Quarterly Report (October 1, 2005-December 31, 2005) AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 with respect to either assistance provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division D (the Act)), or transfers of funds to other Federal agencies pursuant to section 619 of that Act. The following report shall be made available to the public by means of publication in the Federal Register and on the Internet Web site of the MCC (http://www.mcc.gov ) in accordance with section 612(b) of the Act. Assistance Provided Under Section 605 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarterly Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country: Madagascar Year: 2006 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $109,773,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Madagascar Total Quarterly Disbursement: $1.756 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land Tenure Project............ $37.803 mil...... Increase Land $0............... Legislative proposal Titling and (``loin de cadrage'') Security. reflecting the PNF submitted to Parliament and passed. Percentage of land documents inventoried, restored, and/or digitized. Average time and cost required to carry out property-related transactions at the local and/or national land services offices. Time/cost to respond to information request, issue titles and to modify titles after the first land right. Number of land disputes reported and resolved in the target zones and sites of implementation. Percentage of land in the zones that is demarcated and ready for titling. Promote knowledge and awareness of land tenure reforms among inhabitants in the zones (surveys). [[Page 6525]] Finance Project................ $35.888 mil...... Increase $0............... Submission to Competition in Parliament and the Financial passage of new laws Sector. recommended by outside experts and relevant commissions. CPA Association (CSC) list of accountants registered. Maximum check clearing delay. Volume of funds in payment system and number of transactions. Public awareness of new financial instruments (surveys). Report of credit and payment information to a central database. Number of holders of new denomination T- bill holdings, and T- bill issuance outside Antananarivo as measured by Central Bank report of redemption date. Volume of production covered by warehouse receipts in the zones. Volume of MFI lending in the zones. MFI portfolio-at-risk delinquency rate. Number of new bank accounts in the zones. Agricultural Business $17.683 mil * *.. Improve $0............... Number of rural Investment Project. Agricultural producers receiving Projection or soliciting Technologies and information from ABCs Market Capacity about the in Rural Areas. opportunities. Zones identified and description of beneficiaries within each zone submitted. Number of cost- effective investment strategies developed. Number of plans prepared. Number of farmers and business employing technical assistance received. Program Administration and $18.399 mil...... ................. $1.756 mil....... Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program objective Obligated Program goal Disbursements Measures ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country: Honduras Year: 2006 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $215,000,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Honduras Total Quarterly Disbursement: $00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rural Development Project...... $72.195 mil...... Increase the $0............... Hours of technical productivity and assistance delivered business skills to Program Farmers of farmers who (thousands). operate small Funds lent by MCA- and medium-size Honduras to financial farms and their institutions employees. (cumulative). Hours of technical assistance to financial institutions (cumulative). Lien Registry equipment installed. Kilometers of farm-to- market road upgraded (cumulative). Transportation Project......... $125.700 mil..... Reduce $0............... Kilometers of highway transportation upgraded. costs between Kilometers of targeted secondary road production upgraded. centers and Number of weight national, stations built. regional and global markets. Program Administration and $17.105 mil...... ................. $0. Control, Monitoring and evaluation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarterly Projects Obligated Objectives disbursements Measures ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country: Cape Verde Year: 2006 Quarter 1 Total Obligation: $110,078,000 Entity to which the assistance is provided: MCA Cape Verde Total Quarterly Disbursement: $7.527 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watershed and Agricultural $10.848 mil...... Increase $0............... Productivity: Support. agricultural Horticulture (tons production in per hectare). three targeted Value-added for farms watershed areas and agribusiness on three islands. (millions of dollars). [[Page 6526]] Infrastructure Improvement..... $78.760 mil...... Increase $0............... Volume of goods integration of shipped between Praia the internal and other islands market and (tons). reduce Mobility Ratio: transportation Percentage of costs. beneficiary population who take at least 5 trips per month. Savings on transport costs from improvements (million dollars). Private Sector Development..... $7.200 mil....... Spur private $0............... Value added in sector priority sectors development on above current trends all islands (escudos). through Volume of private increased investment in investment in priority sectors the priority above current trends. sectors and through financial sector reform. Program Administration and $13.270 mil...... ................. $7.527 mil. Control, Monitoring and Evaluation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 619 Transfer Funds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. agency to which funds Description of program or were transferred Amount Country project ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A N/A N/A N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * Quarter 4 reported a misprint under the Madagascar, Agricultural Business Investment Project. The corrected number (in millions) is as above. Dated: February 2, 2006. Frances C. McNaught, Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. 06-1141 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9210-01-P ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)] [Notices] [Page 6524] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08fe06-146] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [MCC FR 06-02] Notice of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Environmental Guidelines AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On January 17, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the ``Corporation'') approved the Corporation's Environmental Guidelines (``Environmental Guidelines'') and authorized the Corporation to apply them for the purpose of ensuring that projects funded under Millennium Challenge Compacts are environmentally sound, are designed to operate in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, and, as required by section 605(e)(3) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, are not likely to cause a significant environmental, health or safety hazard. The full text of the Environmental Guidelines can be found on the Corporation's Web site at http://www.mcc.gov/public_affairs/press_releases/pr_012406_env_guidelines.shtml . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the Environmental Guidelines may be obtained from: Environment and Social Assessment Team, Millennium Challenge Corporation, 875 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-2203, Telephone: 202-521-3600, E-mail: esa@mcc.gov . Dated: February 2, 2006. Jon A. Dyck, Vice President and General Counsel, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. 06-1142 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9210-01-P